Forum: Two Amnesties: Ford's. . .

To the Editors:

Turkey attacking Cyprus. A U.S. ambassador assassinated. Greece abandoning NATO. One hundred twenty thousand coal miners on strike. Inflation killing the economy. And the President makes a speech to the Veterans of Foreign Wars supporting amnesty to deserters and draft dodgers. Ridiculous.

Richard Nidever Los Angeles

I was disappointed, but not surprised, at the reactions of various veterans' groups to President Ford's consideration of amnesty to draft evaders. We were outraged when the Germans did nothing to show their disapproval of Hitler's action against the Jews. And yet, when...

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